When the crown is stolen and her parents killed, the kingdom of Evertoire descends into tyranny, and Aerythiel, the princess no one knows survived, must expose the truth--or die trying. ❥๑━━ In a kingdom once peaceful, now overthrown by a manipulative and corrupt king, two siblings are bound by blood and survival, forced to protect one another after narrowly escaping death--yet torn by the missions they cannot ignore. Aerythiel, the princess no one knows survived the massacre of her family, must live in secrecy while leading a hidden fight to protect her people and avenge her parents. Luthien, her older brother, has sworn to shield her at all costs, even as he struggles to outrun a past he dares not remember. Neither knows the other's full mission, and if their secrets collide, both their plans-and countless lives--could be destroyed. As the kingdom suffers under the hand of a king manipulated by unseen forces, Aerythiel faces a devastating truth: to achieve justice, she may have to destroy the life of someone she loves. What would you do when the only path to truth demands a choice so painful you might wish you never knew it at all? ❥๑━━ ONC prompts used: 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment hides a much bigger truth. --- 16. And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. -John Muir 29. You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart. 80. Monsters don't live under your bed. They live in the recesses of our minds. 85. You thought you'd burned that letter years ago--the one with the confession no one was ever meant to read. But somehow, it's back in your hands.

(Nocturnal Law Series) One fatal night changes everything. Vampire detective Percy Ashmidia hunts down the worst supernatural criminals in all of Sanguine City, but he's chasing ghosts trying to figure out the identity of their latest killer. A fresh lead has him eager to uncover their identity, only to find himself fallen for a sinister trap that nearly costs his own sorry fangs. Injured, he stumbles into a witch-run clinic just before the sun rises and encounters a very exhausted, handsome witch doctor who doesn't have the heart to turn him away.